Great news out of San Francisco:

EMC won Bronze at the 10^th annual Global Technology Distribution Council (GTDC) U.S. “Rising Star” Awards event held Sept. 9.

One of three awards presented in the $500 Million+ company revenue category, this prestigious honor is another acknowledgement that EMC is on the right track with our distributors.

Distribution plays an important role in EMC’s overall partner strategy and is a key part of the new EMC Business Partner Program (BPP) rolled out earlier this year. As we go forward, EMC will continue to innovate in how we partner with distributors, while striving to maintain a partner program that is simple, predictable, and profitable.

The differentiated value that EMC and our distributors bring to the marketplace also plays a big part in our combined success, as evidenced in our leadership with Converged Infrastructure and Flash technologies, as well as the overall breadth of our product portfolio.

I look forward to continuing our deep and robust relationship with distributors and am ever grateful to the GTDC for the award and the acknowledgement of our distribution partnerships. We’re truly honored.

For more information about the GTDC and the 2015 “Rising Star” Awards, view the official GTDC press release.